Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith is known for her emotionally rich stories and unique perspective on contemporary culture. Smith wrote her widely acclaimed debut novel \u201cWhite Teeth\u201d as an undergraduate. She soon cemented her reputation as one of the most important voices of her generation with books like \u201cSwing Time,\u201d \u201cThe Autograph Man,\u201d and "On Beauty.\u201d On October 16, 2019, Zadie Smith came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk with Isabel Duffy about her debut short story collection, \u201cGrand Union.\u201d\xa0 Their far-ranging conversation ruminated on living abroad, maturing as a writer, and the catharsis of reading fiction and philosophy.